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Edgar Degas

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Edgar Degas

Self-portrait (Degas au porte-fusain), 1855
Birth name Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas
Born 19 July 1834(1834-07-19)
Paris, France
Died 27 September 1917 (aged 83)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Field Painting, Sculpture, Drawing
Movement Impressionism
Works The Belleli Family (1858-1867)
Woman with Chrysanthemums (1865)
Chanteuse de Café (c.1878)
At the Milliner's (1882)
Influenced Walter Sickert
Edgar Degas (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917), born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (pronounced [ilɛʀ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡɑʀ dœˈɡɑ]), was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist.[1] A superb draughtsman, he is especially identified with the subject of the dance, and over half his works depict dancers. These display his mastery in the depiction of movement, as do his racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are considered to be among the finest in the history of art.

Early in his career, his ambition was to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic art. In his early thirties he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.[2]
Woman with Porcelain Vase
ID:555
Woman with Opera Glasses
ID:554
Woman Viewed from Behind
ID:553
Woman Ironing
ID:552
Woman in a Tub
ID:551
Woman Combing Her Hair
ID:550
Woman at Her Toilette
ID:549
The Star [Dancer on Stage]
ID:548
The Rehearsal
ID:547
The Racehorses
ID:546
The Millinery Shop
ID:545
The Dance Lesson
ID:544
The Dance Examination
ID:543
The Dance Class
ID:542
The Baker's Wife
ID:541
Singer with a Glove
ID:540
Seated Wonman
ID:539
Seated Woman Combing Her Hair
ID:538
Seated Dancer Tying Her Slipper
ID:537
Seated Dancer
ID:536